‘Molested, blackmailed’: Star’s horror
Matthew McConaughey has revealed he was molested as a teenager and blackmailed into losing his virginity in his bombshell memoir.
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Brutal truth of Australian Idol win
Winning Australian Idol was a “blessing and a curse” for Stan Walker with the experience leaving him feeling “like an alien”.
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Books and holidays are the perfect match. So who better to recommend some great reads and great destinations than Australia’s favourite authors?
Star’s bombshell Gaga, John Mayer claims
Gossip columnist Perez Hilton has made shocking claims about Lady Gaga, and revealed he once had a three-way kiss with John Mayer and Jessica Simpson.
How Barnesy ended up publicly nude
Rock legend Jimmy Barnes learned the hard way that if you answer the phone drunk, you never know where it can lead you.
Mariah Carey’s surprising sex confession
In her new tell-all book, Mariah Carey offers a few eyebrow-raising details about an intimate liaison with a very famous athlete.
Claims Mariah was ‘pimped out’ at 12
Mariah Carey’s new tell-all memoir includes shocking allegations of abuse against her ex-husband and members of her own family.
Barnesy: ‘They watched me cry’
In this extraordinarily personal story, Jimmy Barnes sets aside his hard rock image and shares an emotional account of love and loss of his two dogs.
Has J.K. Rowling just killed off her career?
It seems Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s new murder-mystery book may have killed off her adult writing career, with #RIPJ.K.Rowling going crazy on social media, Duncan Lay writes.
Aussie store pulls Harry Potter off shelves
An Australian book store has pulled Harry Potter books off its shelves after JK Rowling released a novel many have labelled transphobic.
Acclaimed memoir coming to the big screen
An acclaimed Australian novel released earlier this year has been picked up by a production company to be translated to screen.
Behaviour that ‘shocked’ Trump’s own staff
A new book by one of the legendary Watergate reporters reveals the shock, frustration and occasional horror of Donald Trump’s staff.
Harry Potter star defends J.K. Rowling
An actor who played a beloved Harry Potter character has thrown his support behind J.K. Rowling, saying he doesn’t find her trans views offensive.
Furious fans declare J.K. Rowling ‘dead’
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is at the centre of another social media pile-on, with a grim hashtag circulating after her latest move.
Kim Jong-un ‘hit on’ senior Trump staffer
Kim Jong-un was supposed to be focusing on his meeting with Donald Trump. Instead, he was more interested in one of the women in the room.
Melania ‘folded like a deck of cards’
A former friend of Melania Trump has confirmed she recorded her in secret and explained the thinking behind her most controversial outfit.
How WW2 changed everything for Aussie women
Seventy-five years ago when World War II ended, a new struggle was beginning for Australian women — and its effects are still being felt today.
The truth about The Devil Wears Prada
In his memoir The Chiffon Trenches, the first black man to hold the editor-at-large title at Vogue details a dizzying rise to fashion’s front row before being dumped by Anna Wintour and what The Devil Wears Prada got wrong. EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT
Melania on tape slamming her husband
A former friend of Melania Trump who has fallen out with the First Lady recorded her making “disparaging remarks” about Trump family members.
Agatha Christie’s great detective makes a comeback
One of literature’s greatest characters, crime writing superstar Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, is enjoying a second coming thanks to an unusual quirk of fate.
Game of Thrones book six is finally on its way
COVID-19 has forced author George R.R. Martin to churn out more pages in his long-awaited Game Of Thrones book six, pushing forward the release date. But that’s two years too late after the TV series went its own way, Duncan Lay writes.
Lisa Wilkinson to spill the beans on Karl
Television host Lisa Wilkinson is quietly working on a tell-all autobiography that will detail her public break-up with Nine and the Today show.
Is this where William Tyrrell was hidden?
Bombshell claims about missing toddler William Tyrrell’s abduction have been revealed in stunning new book.
‘Beyond ridiculous’: Innocent man jailed
A forensic anthropologist looking at the wrongful murder conviction of an Indigenous man says it was so “awful” it’s hard to be believe it’s not fiction.
Exclusive short story The Piano
A woman left alone hears ghostly piano notes that appear to summon a husband long-gone. This is The Piano, an exclusive short story by author Polly Crosby.
Truth behind Meghan’s first royal photo
Meghan Markle’s first outing as Prince Harry’s girlfriend was a big moment – but a new book reveals what was going on behind the scenes.
Top secret royal wedding details revealed
Long before ‘Megxit’ plagued the royal family, Harry and Meghan’s wedding was all we could talk about. Here’s what we missed, according to new book.
Meghan’s shock final statement revealed
Finding Freedom has dropped with bombshells aplenty, including the words Meghan uttered on her last day as an official royal.
‘Meghan believed she could change world’
Bombshell royal biography Finding Freedom, released Tuesday, reveals Meghan was the victim of nasty whispers and criticism by royal courtiers.
Soap star was abused in front of grandma
Young and the Restless star Melody Thomas Scott is speaking out about the horrific sexual abuse she suffered as a child.
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